Combined salt and pepper shaker



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. F. c. WIDMANN COMBINED SALT AND PEPPER SHAKER Filed May 16. 1923IYENTOR I Patented .lune 3, 1924.

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FRANK C. WI'DMANN. OF CLEVELAND, \OHIO.

COMBINED SALT AND PEPPER SHAKER.

Application filed May 16,

T 0 all whom t may concern.'

Be it known that I, FRANK C. WIDMANN, a citizen of the United States,residing at Cleveland, in the county of Cuyahoga and State of Ohio, haveinvented a certain new and useful Improvement in a Combined Salt andPepper Shaker, of ywhich the following is a full, clear, and" exactdescription, reference being had to the accompanying drawmgs. 4

This invention relates to improvements in a combined salt and peppershaker of the type set forth in my co-pending application Serial No.630,235 filed April 6, 1923. Briefly, the combined shaker common to thatapplication and the present one comprises a4 container having apartition therein which dividesit into two compartments, a perforatedclosure disposed across the top of the container, and a selective devicecooperating with the closure to permit the flow of one condiment to theexclusion of the other from the container.

The objects of this invention are to simplifv and cheapen theconstruction set forth s in the above application and to obtain aseolecting device which may be more readily put in place and is lessliable to inadvertent removal.

The means for carrying out the above objects will be fully set forth inthe following description, which pertains to the accompanying drawings.The essential features of this invention will be summarized in theclaims.

In the drawings, Fig. 1 is a plan of a combined salt and pepper shakershowing the normal position of the selective device for permitting theflow of salt therefrom; Fig. 2 is another plan showing the device inposition to permit the flow of pepper; Fig. 3 is a vertical sectiontaken on the correspondingly numbered line in Fig. 1; Fig. 4 is anelevation of a part of the container showing the mannerl in which theclosure may be removed from the container; Fig. 5 is a side elevation ofa'fportion of container shown in Fig. 4 with the closure attached to thecontainer; and Fig. 6 is an'elevation of the selecting device removedfrom the container. I

I have illustrated my invention as used on a combined salt and peppershaker 10 which is provided with a partition 11, for dividing thecontainer into two compartments as at 12 and 13. A perforated closurei923. seran No. 639,293.

14 extends across the top of the container and carriesa slide 15 whichmay be arranged to permit the flow of the contents from one compartmentto theexclusion of that in the other compartment. The slide is normallyheld in the position shown in Fig. 1 and is arranged to be moved to theposition shown in Fig. 2 by a manually operable lever 16 which may bepivoted at 17 on a bracket 18. This bracket preferably forms anextension of the closure.

To attach the closure to the container, I prefer to employ a pair ofcooperating shoulders on the closure and container and a latch forretaining the shoulders in engagement. As illustrated, the shoulders onthe container areformedon opposite sides thereof as at 20 and 2l by theupper wall of a recess in the side of thev container. A shoulder 22 onthe closure cooperates with the shoulder 20, while a'shoulder 23 on thelatch 24 cooperates with the shoulder 21.

The latch 24 is preferably mounted on the same pivotal connection 17 asthe lever 16 and is normally urged into locking position by a spring 25.The latch preferably comprises a bifurcated member, the sides of whichextend outside the bracket 18 and the intermediate portion of whichforms the shoulder 23. laterally from the latch beyond the edges of thelever 16 to permit the operator to release the latch from engagementwith the shoulder 21 and thereby to remove t-he closure from thecontainer.

when the container is inverted and shaken, the contents ow from thecompartment 12,

while the contents of the compartment 13 are retained in place. -1

When it is desired to use the contents in the compartment 13 tothe-exclusion ofthe contents of the compartment 12, the user presses thelever 16 and thereby moves the slide 15 tothe position shown in Fig. 2.This' movement closes the openings 31 and uncovers the openings 33 andthus permits the flow of condiment from the compartment 13.

Suitable ears 26 may project Y As soon as the pressure on the lever isreleased, the spring 25 pushes the lever outwardly, thus causing theslide to assume its former position.

When it is desired to remove the closure for' purposes of filling thecompartments, the user releases the shoulder 23 from engagement withtheshoulder 21 by pulling outwardly on the ears 26 against the tensionof the spring 25. When the latch is thus released, the closure and slidemay be re moved as a unit from the container. To replace the closure thereverse procedure is followed, that is, the shoulder 22 is placed inengagement with the cooperating shoulder 20, whereupon the opposite sideof the closure is pressed downwardly until the latch 24 is brought intoengagement with the shoulder 21.

From the foregoing description, it will be seen that my inventionprovides a device which when adapted to a combined salt and peppershaker enables one container to be used for both condiments `and permitsthe use of one condiment to the exclusion of the other. Moreover, theinvention provides a device which may be readily `locked to thecontainer'and easily removed therefrom for filling or cleansingpurposes, but isl not liable to be inadvertently removed in the normaluse of the article.

l. In combination a container having spaced notches therein, a closurefor said container, a slide movable relatively to the closure andkcarried thereby, an inwardly extending shoulder rigid with the closureand engaging one of said notches, a bracket .carried bythe closure, apair of levers mounted on a common pivot on saidbracket, one of saidlevers being adapted to engagethe slide for moving it with relation tothe closure andthe other of said 'levers being adapted to engage theother of said notches for clamping the closure to the container.

2..In combination, ia container, a closure therefor, a slide movablerelatively to the closure, a lever pivotally mounted on' the closure andoperatively connected to the slide, a latch pivotally mounted on theclosure and adapted to engage the container for locking the closurethereto, said latch having a laterally extending portion projectingbeyond the side of the lever, whereby the lever lmay be operatedindependently of the latch and the latch may be operated independentlyof the lever.

3. In combination, a container, a perforated closure therefor, aperforated slide carried by the closure, a lever operatively connectedto the slide and having the fulcrum therefor on the closure, a pivotedlatch having the fulcrugn thereof on the closure and on the same pivotas same lever, said latch comprising a U-shaped member havin@ the sidesextending outside the lever and having the intermediate portionextending transversely of the container and cooperating with a'shoulderthereon for locking the.

mediate portion extending transversely ofA the container and cooperatingwith one of saidshoulders for locking the closure to said container anda spring for urging the lever and latch in opposite directions.

5. In combination, a container, a closure therefor, a slide carried bythe closure, said container having oppositely spaced shoulders thereon,said closure havingan inwardly extending shoulder cooperating with oneof the container shoulders, a bracket on the closure, an operatingllever and a latch lever therefor, a slide carried by the closure, saidcontainer having oppositely spaced recesses therein, said closure havingan inwardly extending shoulder cooperating with one of said recesses, abracket on the closure, an operating lever and a latch lever mounted onthe bracket, the former lever being 0peratively connected to the slideand the latch lever being adapted to cooperate with the other recess inthe container for locking the closure thereto, said latch lever having apair of laterally extending portions for enabling it to be disengagedfrom the con'- tainer, and spring means for urging the latch levertoward the container and the operating lever away from the container.

In testimony whereof, I hereunto affix my signature.

FRANK C. WIDMANN.

